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Thinking of living at B62 9NZ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurst Green Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Olive Hill Primary Academy | Primary | 600 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Perryfields Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Highfields Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Quinton Church Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Leasowes High School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 41.8 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Perryfields Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 43.8 · 6.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oldbury Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 37.4 · 7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lift Four Dwellings Secondary | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Michael's Church of England High School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 48.9 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Coombswood Special School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Al Khair Primary School | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Royal Oak Crown Green Bowling Club | 1.6 km | 31 |
| Football | Leasowes Sports Centre | 950 m | 15 |
| Billiards | The Little Beech | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Golf | Golf Club Demolition/ Brandhall Park Car Park | 1.4 km | 9 |
| Swimming | Swim! | 2.6 km | 9 |
| Darts | The Swan Inn | 370 m | 8 |
| Tennis | Britannia Park (Rowley Regis) | 1.9 km | 8 |
| Fitness | Leasowes Sports Centre | 950 m | 7 |
| Cricket | Coombs Wood cricket ground | 960 m | 7 |
| Cycling | Manor Abbey Stadium | 2.8 km | 7 |
| Boxing | JD Gyms | 2.6 km | 5 |
| Yoga | Leasowes Sports Centre | 950 m | 4 |
| Athletics | Manor Abbey Stadium | 2.8 km | 4 |
| Kickboxing | Leasowes Sports Centre | 950 m | 3 |
| Basketball | Leasowes Sports Centre | 950 m | 3 |
| Squash | Haden Hill Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 3 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 50. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Rowley Regis, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 1.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham Snow Hill.
The nearest bus stop is Newlands Drive, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 217); 12 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Hurst Green Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 66% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Lapal Primary School (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Leasowes High School, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 41.8 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bristnall Hall Academy (3 km) and St Paul's School for Girls (5.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (3.9 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (7.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Farmfoods, 700 m away, with The Cake Bowl closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Feldon Lane Practice (150 m), with M W Phillips Chemists the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Unique Barbers is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, 5.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Balti Towers is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Swan Inn the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 53 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 28% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Hurst Green Park, 850 m away; for exercise, Pro-Fitness (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 19 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
35 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Impact Independent School |
|---|
| Independent |
| 2.9 km |
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near B62 9NZ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
The nearest university is Birmingham Newman University, 4.4 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.